10. Missing Alzheimer’s sufferer found dead at his favourite tranquil place on Chapman’s Peak
The body of elderly Gus Thompson, who went missing on July 14 in Noordhoek, has been found at his favourite tranquil place near a picnic spot on Chapman’s Peak.
9. No arrests in R89.5m cybercrime fraud from Sassa funds
Nearly R89,5m was stolen from the Sassa accounts from the Postbank allegedly by the bank's employees or contractors between October 16 and 18.
8. UCT PhD student talks battling with mental health and wanting to quit
A UCT mechanical engineering PhD graduate, Sherlyn Gabriel, has opened up about battling mental health and wanting to quit during her seven-year journey to obtaining her doctorate.
7. Mpofu clashes with witness during cross-examination at Mkhwebane hearing
Sphelo Samuel made the statement while being cross-examined by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s legal counsel Advocate Dali Mpofu.
6. Mkhwebane takes her suspension and removal from office to court
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has taken the fight against her suspension and the parliamentary process to remove her from office to the Western Cape High Court.
5. Ramaphosa signs five proclamations authorising SIU investigations
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed five proclamations to authorise the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe two departments, two state entities and a municipality.
4. Witness claims Mkhwebane refused to authorise subpoenas for politicians in Vrede Dairy farm investigation
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane refused to authorise subpoenas to former Free State premier Ace Magashule and former Agriculture MEC Mosebenzi Zwane during the investigation into the Vrede Dairy farm project.
3. Operation Dudula gives ultimatum to Witsand factories to remove ‘illegal immigrants’
About 150 members marched to factories on Wednesday to hand over a memorandum including a demand that they remove the immigrants as their employees.
2. ANC in Western Cape has its say on step-aside policy
As all roads lead to the ANC National Policy Conference, the party in the Western Cape has firmly disagreed that the step-aside resolution should be scrapped or reviewed following proposals by the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.
1. Bodies of man and woman with gunshot wounds found on Strandfontein beach
Police are investigating the discovery of the bodies of a man and a woman found bound and dumped on Strandfontein beach
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